16th arrondissement of Paris
View over the North of the 16th arrondissement, with the suburban La Défense business district in the background.
Location
Paris and inner ring départements
Administration
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Paris
Mayor	Pierre-Christian Taittinger
Statistics
Land area¹	7.846[1] km² 16.305 km²
Population² (1999 census)	161,773
-Density (1999)	20,619[1]/km²
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq. mi. or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel).

The 20 arrondissements of Paris

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Appartment buildings in the 16th arrondissement of Paris

The Stade Français rugby union fans at Parc des Princes.

The 16^th arrondissement (XVI^e arrondissement), located on the Right Bank is one of the 20 arrondissements of Paris, France. The arrondissement hosts the famous Avenue Foch which is the widest in Paris, as well as the mainly residential district of Auteuil and Passy. This arrondissement hosts a large number of international embassies in France. The municipal arrondissement (French: arrondissement municipal, pronounced ), more simply referred to as arrondissement, is a level of administrative division in France lower than the commune. ... City flag City coat of arms Motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur (Latin: Tossed by the waves, she does not sink) Paris Eiffel tower as seen from the esplanade du Trocadéro. ... Image File history File links Paris_from_eiffel_tower_bs. ... La Défense, the new skyline of Paris La Défense is one of Paris major central business districts, located west of the city proper in the heart of the département of the Hauts-de-Seine. ... 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The 16th arrondissement hosts the sport venues of the Parc des Princes, which is the stadium of Paris SG football club; the tennis French Open site of Roland-Garros; and Stade Jean-Bouin, home to the Stade Français rugby union club. The Bois de Boulogne is also located in this arrondissement. The Parc des Princes (translation: Princes Park) is a 48527 capacity stadium in the 16th arrondissement of Paris. ... Paris Saint-Germain Football Club, or PSG, is a French football club based in Paris. ... The French Open, officially the Tournoi de Roland-Garros (English: Roland Garros Tournament), is a tennis event held over two weeks between mid May and early June in Paris, France, and is the second of the Grand Slam tournaments on the annual tennis calendar. ... Outside the Philippe Chatrier Court, Roland Garros Stade de Roland Garros (Roland Garros Stadium) is located in southwest Paris, France, and has been the home of the French Open Grand Slam tennis tournament, played every year in May and June. ... Stade Jean-Bouin is a multi-use stadium in Paris, France. ... Official Website www. ... Edouard Manet: Racecourse in the Bois de Boulogne (1864) Inside the Jardin dAcclimatation The Bois de Boulogne is a park located along the western edge of the 16ème arrondissement of Paris, near the suburb of Boulogne-Billancourt. ...

Demography

The 16th arrondissement population peaked in 1962, when it had 227,418 inhabitants. At the last census (1999), the population was 161,773. The 16th arrondissement contains a great deal of business activity; in 1999 it hosted 106,971 jobs. The land area of this arrondissement is of 16.305 km² (6.295 sq. miles), slightly more than half of which consists of the Bois de Boulogne park. Excluding the Bois de Boulogne, its land area is of 7.846 km² (3.029 sq. miles). Edouard Manet: Racecourse in the Bois de Boulogne (1864) Inside the Jardin dAcclimatation The Bois de Boulogne is a park located along the western edge of the 16ème arrondissement of Paris, near the suburb of Boulogne-Billancourt. ...

The 16th arrondissement is commonly thought to be the richest part of Paris (see Auteuil-Neuilly-Passy), and features some of the highest house prices in France. It is also the only arrondissement in Paris with two separate postal codes. The southern part of the arrondissement carries a postal code of 75016, while the northern part is 75116. Auteuil and Passy are part of the 16th arrondissement of Paris and Neuilly is a nearby suburb. ... Real estate is a legal term that encompasses land along with anything permanently affixed to the land, such as buildings. ... Postal codes were introduced in France in 1972, when La Poste introduced automated sorting. ...

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Cityscape

Places of interest

• Passy
  • Cimetière de Passy
• Parc des Princes
• Palais de Tokyo
• Maison de Radio France
• Guimet Museum
• Musée Marmottan-Monet
• Lycée Janson de Sailly
• International School of Paris

Passy is an exclusive suburb on the Right Bank of Paris, France and traditional home to many of the citys wealthiest residents. ... The Cimetière de Passy, with the Eiffel Tower in the background The Cimetière de Passy is a famous cemetery located at 2, rue du Commandant Schœlsing in Passy, in the 16ème arrondissement of Paris. ... The Parc des Princes (translation: Princes Park) is a 48527 capacity stadium in the 16th arrondissement of Paris. ... The Palais de Tokyo is a contemporary art museum in Paris, France. ... Radio France is a French public service radio broadcaster. ... Guimet in his museum. ... Musée Marmottan-Monet is located at 2, rue Louis Boilly in the 16th arrondissement of Paris (phone: +33-1-44-96-50-33, fax: +33-1-40-50-65-84). ... Lycée Janson de Sailly is a lycée located in the XVIe arrondissement of Paris, France. ... The International School of Paris, usually abbreviated to ISP, was founded in 1964. ...

Main streets and squares

• Trocadéro
  • Musée national de la Marine
  • Musée de l'Homme
  • Musée national des Monuments français
  • Musée du Cinéma Henri Langlois
  • Théâtre national de Chaillot
• Avenue Foch
  • 84 Avenue Foch
• Place de l'Étoile and Arc de Triomphe (partial)

The Trocadéro is an area of Paris, in the 16th arrondissement, across the Seine from the Eiffel Tower. ... The Musée national de la Marine (National Navy Museum) is a maritime museum located in the Palais de Chaillot, Trocadéro, in the XVIe arrondissement of Paris. ... The Musée de lHomme (French for Museum of Man) was created in 1937 by Paul Rivet, for the event of the Worlds Fair. ... Avenue Foch runs from the Arc de Triomphe southwest to the Porte Dauphine at the edge of the Bois de Boulogne city park. ... Number 84 Avenue Foch was a building in Paris used by the German Gestapo during their occupation of Paris in World War II. The location is found on Avenue Foch, a wide residential boulevard in the 16e arrondissement which connects the Arc de Triomphe and the Porte Dauphine. ... The Place de lÉtoile is a large Place in Paris, France, the meeting point of twelve avenues (hence the name Star Square) including the Champs-Élysées which continues to the east. ... Arc de Triomphe by night The Arc de Triomphe is a monument in Paris that stands in the centre of the Place Charles de Gaulle, formerly the Place de lÉtoile, at the western end of the Champs-Élysées. ...

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Excluding Bois de Boulogne

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